⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 6:43 · DEN 61-56 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 9:59 · DEN 74-68 MIN
- Winner
Voshon Lenard made Jumper. Assisted by George McCloud.
Q4 0:11 · DEN 88-87 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Juwan Howard Bad Pass. Stolen by Anthony Peeler.
Q4 4:50 · DEN 78-75 MIN
- Missed FT
Donnell Harvey missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:04 · DEN 79-79 MIN
- Missed FT
Donnell Harvey missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:04 · DEN 79-79 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 1:30 · DEN 21-29 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 3:28 · DEN 61-64 MIN
- Lead
Anthony Peeler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
Q4 1:17 · DEN 81-84 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 1:50 · DEN 42-42 MIN
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Lost Ball. Stolen by James Posey.
Q4 2:57 · DEN 79-79 MIN
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Backcourt
Q4 0:26 · DEN 86-87 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
